Austin to test big changes to support the homeless downtown

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday morning, a collaborative effort between the City of Austin, the Austin Police Department, as well as community groups and businesses will test a new strategy for supporting the homeless population downtown.
They will test out these efforts during a month-long trial period while gathering data. Their results will determine which parts of this program may continue in the long term.
ECHO Austin, one of the groups involved in this effort, said that the overcrowding of t